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Wed Nov 11 03:01:06 NZDT 2009

more along the standard communication in which PTFS was  comfortable but
backed out.  At which point things started to degrade  and positions started
to be posted on the web to the community.

I  know this doesn't look like a business transaction, but for PTFS it is  
and
that is how they have known how to do business in the past.  They  will need
to become comfortable in talking and working with the community  but it 
can't
happen over night.

The LibLime purchase has only been  about a month or a little more, we need
to work together to resolve our  differences to come to a common
understanding.

I hope both parties  read this and can pull back rethink how this will be
approached and try  again.  We are all very attached to this emotionally so
we need to be  careful on how we react to postings and emails in a
professional  manner.  I would hate to see this return to the situation we
had 8  months ago.  At least PTFS was willing to talk with HLT which is  
more
than we had gotten previously.

David Schuster

Sherman,  Kelly wrote:
> 
> LibLime Thoughts
> 
> 
>  
> LibLime (a division of PTFS) is disappointed to learn that the HLT  Koha
> Committee has chosen to cancel our scheduled conference  call.  We thought
> that we would discuss issues important to the  ongoing development of Koha
> and that we would form a partnership that  would permit us to work 
together
> globally to build a better open  source ILS solution for libraries.
> 
> 
> 
> LibLime  wants to assume the best and understands that the HLT Committee 
is
> new  to business matters, acquisitions, and financial transactions on the
>  scale required to move the Koha project to the next level.   Perhaps  the
> newness of these experiences has resulted in their one-sided point  of
> view;
> their conflicting and inaccurate web posts; and their  decision to
> participate in a conference call, only to decline it the  next day.
> 
> 
> 
> The PTFS acquisition of LibLime  *will* take the Koha project to the next
> level by utilizing agile  software development and systems engineering
> methodologies.   Working closely with libraries, this effort will result 
in
> advancing  Koha into the ultimate open source ILS solution.
> 
> 
>  
> We will support Koha through the koha.org website and we will  continue to
> work towards our goal of developing and deploying a true  next generation
> system that manages both print and digital collections  in a single
> application.  We are asking for participants from  Koha libraries that may
> want to partner with us to maintain  documentation, design new development
> features, catalog bug issues,  and promote Koha successes world-wide.   If
> you are ready to  help build a better Koha please contact
> ksherman at ptfs.com.
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kelly Sherman
> 
>  [image: cid:image001.jpg at 01C93493.7636F5C0]
> 
> Progressive  Technology Federal Systems, Inc.
> 
> 6400 Goldsboro Rd., Suite  200
> 
> Bethesda, MD  20817
> 
> 301-654-8088,  ext. 176
> 
> 301-654-5789 (fax)
> 
>  http://www.ptfs.com

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<DIV>Ed#</DIV>
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 &gt; We will support Koha through the koha.org website and we will=
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 continue to &gt; work towards our goal of developing and deploying a=
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